Bath-tub attachment.



E. M. SHIPR.

BATH TUB ATTACHMENT.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1908.

937,476. Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

anoentoz Guam? EDWARD 1VL SHIPP, OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON.

BATH-TUB ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

Application filed September 2, 1908. Serial No. 451,371.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. SHIPP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bremerton, in the county of Kitsap, State of Washington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bath-TubAttachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is a bath tub attachment for holding and supporting younginfants while being bathed, the object being to hold the infant in asitting position so that the nurse or mother may have both hands free,instead of having to hold and support the child with one hand whilebathing it with the other.

The invention, briefly described, comprises a looped band which isattached to the sides of the tub and carries a pair of slides, by meansof which the loop may be adjusted in point of size, so as to fit thebody of the child to be bathed, the attachment of the band to the tubserving to hold the child in the proper position.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which corresponding parts are designated bythe same reference numerals throughout the several views.

Of the said drawings, Figure l is a plan View, showing the applicationof the invention. Fig. 2 is a View taken transversely through Fig. 1, onthe line 22. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of one of the slides.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 designates, generally,the tub and 6 the band, which latter is formed of flannel, muslin or anyother suitable soft fabric, and has its ends buckled together, asindicated by the numeral 10. The band is attached to the tub by means ofa pair of hooks 7, whose bill portions 8 are fitted over the rim of thetub, as shown in Fig. 2, each bill being formed with an opening throughwhich the stem of a set screw 9 extends, the free ends of the stemsimpinging against the outer face of the side wall of the tub, so as tohold the hooks securely in place. The depending stem of each hook isslotted longitudinally,

as indicated by the numeral 13, the band being passed through theseslots prior to the buckling together of its ends.

The band carries a pair of slides 11, which are arranged in spacedrelation to each other, so as to provide therebetween a loop portion 14,the sides of the loop being separated at their ends by reason of theirpassage through the two longitudinal slots 12 formed in each slide. Theprovision of these two slides obviously serves to permit of the loopbeing expanded or contracted at will, according as they are moved fromor toward each other. In use, the band with its slides is attached tothe hooks, as above described, after which the body of the baby ispassed through the loop and is held securely in a sitting position bytightening the loop to the requisite extent, which action isaccomplished by moving the slides toward each other, as will beapparent.

The holder herein described, is extremely simple in its construction,and can therefore be manufactured at a very low cost. It can be readilyapplied to and removed from the baby and it can be quickly adjusted tothe requisite size. Its position with respect to the tub is likewiseadjustable, since the hooks may be moved to any desired points upon therim of the tub.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination, with a bath tub, of a pair of oppositely-locatedhooks having their bills engaged with the rim of the tub and their stemsslotted, of a doubled band extending across the tub and passed throughthe slots in said stems, said band being provided with an adjustableloop adapted to support the body of the bather between the membersthereof.

2. The combination, with a bath tub, of a pair of oppositely-locatedhooks having their bills fitted over the rim of the tub, and their stemsextending toward the bottom of the tub and formed with longitudinalslots; a doubled band of soft textile fabric extending across the tuband passed through said slots; and a pair of spaced slides carried bysaid band and movable thereupon toward and from each other, to form aloop of variable size arranged to support the body of the bather betweenthe members thereof.

3. The combination, with a bath tub, of a pair of oppositely-locatedhooks having their I ing through the opening in the bills, to hold 10bills fitted over the rim of the tub, and their the hooks in adjustedposition. stems extending toward the bottom of the In testimony whereof,I affix my signaturq tulb, each billdllneing formed Wit?) an opening inpresence of two witnesses.

5 a an eXten ing across the tu and secure w to the stems of the hooks,said'band being EDWARD bun provided with an adjustable loop arrangedVitnesses: to support the body of the bather between J. M. SINCLAIR, themembers thereof; and set screws eXtend- L. L. VVILsoN.

